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Head of a Kore

c. 480–460 BCE

Greece, Amorgos

Medium
marble
Measurements
Overall: 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of J. H. Wade 1924.538
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Location
102C Greek
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Did You Know?

Kore,which means maiden, is also another name for the Greek goddess Persephone.

Description

This small head probably once belonged to a full-body statuette of a young woman, a miniature of the Archaic Greek kore statue type. She has heavily lidded eyes and wears a double-banded fillet around her hair. The face and front of the hair are damaged and weathered. A statuette such as this one was likely made as a votive gift to a goddess.

Head of a Kore

c. 480–460 BCE

Greece, Amorgos

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